We must be prepared to pay the price of what we are demanding. ... in my opinion, it is worth it. I imagine, in the long run (after the strain on all our systems is decreased, it will be financially beneficial to have all the illegals out of here).

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:10:38 PM PST
by Mayflower Sister
(DEMOCRAT: THE PARTY OF COWARDS AND TRAITORS, and I almost forgot... BABY KILLERS)

I have eaten there many times and spoke with the manager, telling him that I am making an effort to patronize businesses who do not hire illegal aliens. The manager told me that they check ID cards, green cards, and make them file I-9s. He cannot guarantee that someone might slip through with fraudulent documents. If they find out, that illegal will be gone - it is corporate policy. He told me they cannot risk facing the fine for hiring illegals. It seems like Applebees corporate execs get it.

Note: this seemed to work very well. As a customer, he wanted to continue having me come into his restaurant. He seemed to genuinely understand the concern. And, yes, is name was Jose.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:13:12 PM PST
by doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

He cannot guarantee that someone might slip through with fraudulent documents.

That is every companies out and this is why ICE loses it's court cases. Any two-bit lawyer can get the employer off by saying the employer is not a counterfeit document expert and the employer had no way of knowing the docs were bad.

Until the FEDs come up with a quick and required way to check the authenticity of documents, employers will always get away with hiring illegals.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:20:11 PM PST
by Marine Inspector
(Government is not the solution to our problem; Government is the problem)

As customers, we can put on the pressure, especially if we can get publicity in the local newspapers. If you are really sure they are hiring illegals, perhaps you can call them and tell them you know they are doing it. You will give them seven days to solve the problem and you had better see some employment ads in the newspaper. Will it work? I don't know. But it may be worth a shot. If we do this in large enough numbers, we may make a difference.

Too bad KFI's John Kobylt is on vacation this week. He would be going crazy. When he gets back, perhaps he will carry this ball.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:23:33 PM PST
by doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

Oh, good. The racist Nazi thing. If you have a better idea, let's hear it.

Those employers who are cheating have an unfair and immoral business advantage over the competition that is playing by the rules and obeying the law. If you think that makes me a brownshirt, so be it. People were also angry with me for trying to expose Clinton as a rapist.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:26:41 PM PST
by doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

That's fine. Businesses are violating the law, harming this country, and cheating to have an advantage over a competitor. But let's not rat them out. How about if they are not paying payroll taxes? Would you rat that out. What if they are not obeying health rules? Would you rat that out?

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:28:36 PM PST
by doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

The biggest problem here is that many of these same employers pay substandard wages because they know their employees will have some living expenses will be paid for by taxpayer $. So, in addition to evading numerous payroll taxes they also are causing big problems for the welfare system and this being the case, they deserve to be "outed".

I spoke with the manager and told her I hope to keep eating there but I have to know their policy on hiring illegal aliens. They check the SS card and California ID. If they find out the docs are phony, they will terminate the person. According to this manager, in the time she has worked there, there has been only one case they found where the person could not prove they were here legally. That person was not hired.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:44:42 PM PST
by doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

If you see by my reports, I am calling businesses I patronize and asking for a guarantee that they do not hire illegal aliens. That may do more good. If enough people complain, however, about some local business, it should worth a story in the newspaper. The business will not want that to happen.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:46:24 PM PST
by doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

Oh, please. First, they are criminals. Hundreds of Americans have been killed by illegal aliens since September 11, 2001. Glenn Beck mentioned on his show today that illegals cost this country $55 BILLION per year. We could use that money elsewhere.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:52:39 PM PST
by who knows what evil?
(New England...the Sodom and Gomorrah of the 21st Century, and they're proud of it!)

It's becomming painfully obvious that the Senate isn't going to do anything. They're running scared on the issue, thinking that to offer a strict bill will turn away 'potential' voters.

They're probably right. But they fail to remember where their 'current' votes come from. And polls (I hate to use that word) show that most Americans are for a tough policy.

It also seems that what they're proposing relies on the Illegals to go along with the program (also true of business). But what's to prevent undocumented workers from ignoring the law (just as they are now) and carry on as before. We'd still be no closer to getting them out (or even insuring their compliance.

From that standpoint a boycott makes sense IMHO. Pressure on the businesses would obviously carry more weight than the proposals I've seen. But, for it to work, it would have to be widespread to have affect.

BTW, looking at your tagline, let me say that my ancestors arrived from Germany in 1854; all legally. They learned English, developed businesses, and made a life for themselves. I have NO problem with anyone wanting to do the same, regardless of where they come from. I only ask that they do so legally.

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posted on 03/28/2006 1:53:35 PM PST
by bcsco
("He who is wedded to the spirit of the age is soon a widower" - Anonymous)

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